Focusing on the practical aspects of software and data tools that enable GIS applications, this book documents and analyzes effective use of GIS. The author demonstrates how to apply the technology to make tasks easier, saving time and money. The book first describes GIS, detailing its importance and explaining how to avoid potential pitfalls. It then describes GIS-related technologies that are crucial in applications development. Each chapter first states learning objectives and later concludes with a chapter summary and ...
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Focusing on the practical aspects of software and data tools that enable GIS applications, this book documents and analyzes effective use of GIS. The author demonstrates how to apply the technology to make tasks easier, saving time and money. The book first describes GIS, detailing its importance and explaining how to avoid potential pitfalls. It then describes GIS-related technologies that are crucial in applications development. Each chapter first states learning objectives and later concludes with a chapter summary and questions. The text encourages more effective and natural inductive study by first presenting case studies, then explaining procedures, supplemented maps, tables, and illustrations.
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